Worth Reading 36: Square triangles

America: The Grim Truth – “I am not writing this to scare you. I write this to you as a friend. If you are able to read and understand what I’ve written here, then you are a member of a small minority in the United States. You are a minority in a country that has no place for you.” (via)New Account of a Russian Cosmonaut’s Death Rife with Errors – As I linked to an account of the death of Vladimir Komarov a couple of weeks ago, here’s a counterpoint, arguing that many of the claims in the book that article is based on are erroneous (via)Why I have joined the Liberal Democrats – Blogger and lawyer David Allen Green (aka Jack of Kent) explains why he’s joined the party. “There is only one political force which is having an actual liberal effect in our polity as it is presently constituted, and it is the Liberal Democrats.”AV is the voting system for non-fanatics – Jason O’Mahony gives an Irish perspective on the referendum, including a lovely takedown of a pointless opinion piece in the Telegraph. “By her own words, it took Melissa an hour to count eight votes. I’ll say no more on the subject.” (via)The Grand Tour – A New Yorker journalist joins a group of Chinese tourists on a trip round Europe. (via)